Folding case.



L. HAUSBR.

FOLDING CASE.

Arrmoynon rILnn JUNE 1o, 1911.

1,005,968. Patent-,ea 0111.111911.

PATENT Orrror..

LEOPOLD HAUSER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FOLDING CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 17, 1911.

Application filedA .Tune 10, 1911. Serial No. 632,307.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, LEOPOLD HAUSER, a citizen of the United States, anda .resident of the borough of Manhattan, city of New York, in the Stateof New York, have invented a new andY useful Folding Case, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being made to the drawingsformi-ng a part thereof.

The invention relates to a case which when the parts are in unfoldedposition can be utilized to support in exposed view an article placedupon one of the parts and which when the parts are in folded positioncan support and hold the article within the case for the purpose oftransportation or other- Wise.

The case illustrated upon the drawings is intended to receive andsupport a watch but it is obvious that by properly shaping andconstructing the interior of one of the members that the case may beutilized for receiving and supporting other articles.

In the drawings which illustrate a specific embo-diment of theinvention, Figure lis a plan view of the case with the parts or membersthereof in the folded or closed position. Fig. 2 is a plan view of thecase with the inner part or member in unfolded or display position. Fig.3 is a transverse vertical secg tional view taken on the line 3-3 ofFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical sectional View taken on the line4;-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a transverse vertical sectional view of theouter member and a portion of the inner member in extended position.This view shows an intermediate position of the members of the caserelative to each other when being changed from the position shown inFig. 3 to the position shown in Fig. 4 and vice versa.

The case designated as 1 comprises two telescoping parts or membersnamely the outer member or box 2 and t-he inner mem ber or box 3 havingtherein a portion 4 properly shaped and constructed to receive andsupport any desired article. The inner member is slidable within theouter member and there is a pin and slot connection 5 and 6 therebetweenwhich permits this sliding movement to take place and serves as aconnecting means between the members.

The outer box or member comprises a base 1 7, parallel sides 8 extendingthe full length thereof, an end 9 and a top 10 which exltends part wayonly of the length of the member. It will thus be o-bserved that one@end and a portion of the top of the outer member are left open and alsothat the slot 6 extends substantially the full length of the fsides. Theinner box or member 3 comprises a back 11, sides 12 and ends 13 and 14.This box contains the portion i which is constructed and shaped so as toreceive and support t-he watch or whatever article may be desired. Theend 13 holds the pin 5 and is so shaped that the inner member can befreely swung between the posit-ions shown in j Figs. Ll and 5. The end1^-l may be cut away as at 15 to permit a portion of the article `or apart attached thereto to extend outside .of the case. The inner memberis open at one side so that an article supported therein will be exposedto view when the members occupy the posit-ion shown in Fig. 4. The

back of the inner member has its outer surface at two differentelevations 17 and 18- and it will be noted that the part 18 is levelwith the topv surface of the outer member when the members are in foldedposition as shown in Fig. 3. The top 10 of the outer Imember is cut awayat 19 to make room for lthe finger to enter so as to readily move themembers to the extended position.

The interior of the inner box may be lined Iwith any suitable materialas velvet while fall other exposed parts of the Amembers may `be coveredwith any other suitable. material vas for instance leather or silk. Allcorners or edges of the case are preferably roundedlor beveled as shownin orderto give a neat appearance and also to add to the life of thecovering when the case is used.

The operation is as follows: From the position shown in Fig. 3 the partsare extended as shown in Fig. 5, thence the inner member is swung sothat it occupies the position shown in Fig. 4. In this position it isheld in place by the pin 5 and the intermediate portion of the backwhich rests upon the edge of the top of the outer member at 20. It willthus be apparent that the inner member is held in inclined position onthe outer member by means extending between the members at the endthereof and by engagement between the members at the portionintermediate of the length.

The box can be made of metal, wood or any suitable material and may ormay not be lined or covered as desired but of course *llt will beapparent that the case' can be usedas a display case for all kinds ofarticles on the counter or elsewhere as in stores or wherever desired.

It is obvious that various forms and moditcations may be made withoutdeparting from the spirit and scope of my invention.

I claim as my invention:

1. A folding case comprising inner and outer members slidably connectedby pin and slot connections therebetween the parts so constructed andarranged that the inner member can when in closed position form with theouter member a box-like construction, the parts also constructed andarranged so that the inner member can be moved to extended position andfrom said last mentioned position be swung to an inclined position whereit can be supported by the outer member.

2. A case comprising inner and outer members having pin and slotconnections therebetween the outer member having a base, upwardlyextending side portions, and a top portion between the side portionswhich extends only part way of the length of the base portion, an innermember which fits within the outer member and which is provided withside portions and a back portion l 4outer members, the inner membercapable lwhen the members are extended of being therebetween, the shapeof the members and the pin and slot connection therebetween being suchthat when the members are in ex tended posit-ion the free end of theinner member can be swung upwardly and backwardly so that theintermediate portion of the inner member will rest upon the upperportion of the outer member and be held in inclined position by the pinand slot connection and the engagement of said members with each other.

3. A traveling case having a base and upwardly extending parallel sideswith a transverse portion between the upper edge portions of the sideswhich extends part way only over the base portion and an inner memberslidably mounted between the side portions of the outer member and a pinmember therein which engages a slot in the side portions of the outermember' the inner member also having the top portion extending betweenthe sides, the inner member and the outer member so constructed thatwhen the parts are in an extended position the inner member can be swungupwardly and backwardly so that the upper portion thereof will engagethe portion which extends transversely between the upper edges of thesides and thereby support the inner member in an inclined position.

l. In a. case of thecla-ss described, the combination of an outer boxmember having a base, parallel sides, an end, and a top extending partway only across the box meinber and an inner member slidably mountedtherein, said inner member having side portions, eiid portions and aportion which connects the sides and ends thereof, the inner membercapable of occupying an inclined position'relative to the outer memberand the outer member and cobetwveen the side portions near theextremities thereof. 5. In a folding case telescoping inner and moved toan inverted and inclined position, said members being held in the lastmentioned position by means extending between the members at one endthereof and by engagement of the members with each other tat theirintermediate portions.

This specification signed and witnessed this 8th day of June, A. D.,1911.

LEOPOLD HAUSER. Signed in the presence of G. MCGRANN, EDWIN A. PACKARD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. Gp.

held in this position by engagement with the upper portion of ,operatingmeans f; of the members

